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What Happened In July 1961 In History

Historical Events for July, 1961

  • 9th » Turkish voters approve the Turkish Constitution of 1961 in a referendum.
  • 12th » Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla Dam e.g Khadakwasla and Panshet Dam named Panshet dams. Half of Pune is submerged, more than 100,000 families need to be relocated and the death toll exceeds 2,000.
  • 19th » Tunisia Bizerte crisis or imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
  • 20th » Military of France called French military forces break the Tunisian Bizerte crisis named siege of Bizerte.
  • 21st » Project Mercury or Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission Gus Grissom piloting' Mercury-Redstone 4 e.g Liberty Bell 7' becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
  • 23rd » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
  • 25th » In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
  • 31st » At Fenway Park in Boston known as Boston, Massachusetts, the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game or All-Star Game tie in Major League Baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning because of rain.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1961

  • 1st » Malcolm Elliott, English cyclist
  • 1st » Carl Lewis, American long jumper and runner
  • 1st » Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
  • 1st » Michelle Wright, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 2nd » Clark Kellogg, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 2nd » Samy Naceri, French actor
  • 3rd » Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer and choreographer
  • 3rd » Tim Smith (musician) or Tim Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs (band) named The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs, and Panixphere)
  • 4th » Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima (series) or Ultima series
  • 5th » Isabelle Poulenard, French soprano
  • 5th » Patrizia Scianca, Italian voice actress
  • 6th » Robin Antin, American dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman
  • 6th » Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, American hurdler
  • 6th » Rick Price, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 7th » Eric Jerome Dickey, American author and poet
  • 8th » Andy Fletcher (musician) named Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player (Depeche Mode)
  • 8th » Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
  • 9th » Raymond Cruz, American actor
  • 10th » Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
  • 11th » Antony Jenkins, English banker and businessman
  • 12th » Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager
  • 13th » Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (d. 2014)
  • 13th » Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English politician
  • 13th » Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager
  • 13th » Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist
  • 14th » Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
  • 15th » Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
  • 15th » Jean-Christophe Grangé, French journalist and screenwriter
  • 15th » Scott Ritter, American weapons inspector
  • 15th » Forest Whitaker, American actor, director, and producer
  • 17th » Guru (rapper) or Guru, American rapper, producer, and actor (Gang Starr) (d. 2010)
  • 17th » Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor
  • 17th » Roy Pienaar, South African cricketer
  • 17th » Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor
  • 18th » M.J. Alexander, American author and photographer
  • 18th » Elizabeth McGovern, American actress
  • 18th » Alan Pardew, English footballer and manager
  • 18th » Pasi Rautiainen, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
  • 18th » Krustyo Lafazanov, Bulgarian actor
  • 19th » Harsha Bhogle, Indian journalist and author
  • 19th » Maria Filatova, Russian gymnast
  • 19th » Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian, actress, and author
  • 19th » Benoît Mariage, Belgian director and screenwriter
  • 19th » Hideo Nakata, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 19th » Campbell Scott, American actor, director, and producer
  • 20th » Óscar Elías Biscet, Cuban physician and activist, founded the Lawton Foundation
  • 21st » Jim Martin (musician) or Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Faith No More, EZ-Street, Spastik Children, and Voodoocult)
  • 22nd » Calvin Fish, English race car driver and sportscaster
  • 22nd » Carolyn Quinn, English journalist and radio host
  • 22nd » Keith Sweat, American singer-songwriter and producer (LSG)
  • 23rd » André Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author
  • 23rd » Michael Durant, American pilot and author
  • 23rd » Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Depeche Mode and VCMG)
  • 23rd » Woody Harrelson, American actor
  • 24th » Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager
  • 24th » Paul Geary, American singer, drummer, and manager (Extreme (band) or Extreme)
  • 25th » Bobbie Eakes, American actress and singer
  • 25th » Katherine Kelly Lang, American actress
  • 25th » Hugo Teufel III, American lawyer and politician
  • 26th » Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter (Extreme (band) or Extreme, Van Halen, Tribe of Judah (band) named Tribe of Judah, and Hurtsmile)
  • 26th » Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter (Swing Out Sister and A Certain Ratio)
  • 26th » Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013)
  • 26th » Dimitris Saravakos, Greek footballer
  • 28th » Yannick Dalmas, French race car driver
  • 28th » Aleksandr Kurlovich, Belarusian weightlifter
  • 28th » Harlem Yu, Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
  • 30th » El Brazo, Mexican wrestler (d. 2013)
  • 30th » Laurence Fishburne, American actor and producer
  • 31st » Frank Gardner (journalist) or Frank Gardner, English captain and journalist

Famous Deaths for July 1961

  • 1st » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (b. 1894)
  • 2nd » Ernest Hemingway, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
  • 6th » Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)
  • 6th » Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)
  • 12th » Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)
  • 15th » John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta (b. 1884)
  • 17th » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)

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